Afracantha

Afracantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Afracantha
Species: A. camerunensis
Binomial name
Afracantha camerunensis
(Thorell, 1899)[1]

Afracantha is a genus of spiders in the Araneidae family. It was first described in 1914 by Dahl. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Afracantha camerunensis, found in West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, and Venezuela.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Araneidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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